moon over Afton

Beautiful full moon tonight.  Too good to pass up on a photograph.

Bangkok '99 in Crozet

Nice looking place in the Crozet Harris Teeter shopping center off 250.  Traditional Thai cuisine, colorful interior, pleasant wait staff and tasty pad see ew.   

ArtFest in the West!

Coming soon to a town near you....well actually this town, Crozet!  

A new, exciting, school-related community event is being launched this spring in Western Albemarle County - ArtFest in the West.  On March 2, 2013, the Performing and Visual Arts programs at Western Albemarle High School, Henley Middle School, and Western-feeder elementary schools will be showcased during a special evening of student performances.  

Want to know more?  Please visit:  http://www.artfestinthewest.org/Advertising.html 

In addition, Jim Duncan has posted a nice page about this on RealCrozetVA.  Please visit his link at http://realcrozetva.com/2013/02/14/artfest-in-the-west/

Crozet Pizza

This place has GREAT pizza!  My friends and family from NY wondered if it's possible to get good pizza in Virginia.  Well, I'm here to say you can...you most certainly can!

Crozet Pizza, 5794 Three Notch'd Road, Crozet, VA 22932

historical info courtesy of  http://www.crozetpizza.net/

Crozet Pizza was opened in 1977 by Bob and Karen Crum along with their four children in an old condemned building. Mr. Crum hand made every pizza that was served for 31 years. One by one people would call ahead days in advance to get one of Crozet Pizza's delicious pies.

In 2004 Mr. Crum decided to retire and handed the business off to his daughter Colleen and I. The menu was spiced up a little and we added a few more salads to our menu, Greek and Spinach! The pizzas are hand tossed to order and everything that goes on your pie is cooked and cut to bake per order. We are not one of the fast food chains! Our Dough is made on site from a recipe that Karen Crum created back in the early 70's and we haven't changed it since. The only change is we offer it in whole wheat now.

horses on Three Notch'd Road

I pass these horses on my daily commute while heading towards 250, traveling on Three Notch'd Road  .

It likely took its name from three notches cut into trees to blaze the trail.  A major east-west route across central Virginia from the 1730s, it was superseded by Route 250 in the 1930s.  Part of Jack Jouett's famous ride and the Marquis de Lafayette's efforts to prevent Gen. Charles Cornwallis from obtaining munitions took place along this road.  

Historical reference courtesy of http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=1978